Critical Contrast: Westlake Chemical Partners (NYSE:WLKP) vs. Public Joint-Stock Company PhosAgro (OTCMKTS:PHOJY)

Public Joint-Stock Company PhosAgro (OTCMKTS:PHOJY) and Westlake Chemical Partners (NYSE:WLKP) are both materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, earnings, risk and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares Public Joint-Stock Company PhosAgro and Westlake Chemical Partners’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Public Joint-Stock Company PhosAgro	N/A	N/A	N/A
Westlake Chemical Partners	4.66%	7.25%	4.63%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Public Joint-Stock Company PhosAgro and Westlake Chemical Partners, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Public Joint-Stock Company PhosAgro	0	0	0	0	0.00
Westlake Chemical Partners	0	1	1	0	2.50

Institutional & Insider Ownership

78.3% of Westlake Chemical Partners shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Westlake Chemical Partners shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Public Joint-Stock Company PhosAgro and Westlake Chemical Partners”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Public Joint-Stock Company PhosAgro	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Westlake Chemical Partners	$1.17 billion	0.65	$48.70 million	$1.63	13.28

Westlake Chemical Partners has higher revenue and earnings than Public Joint-Stock Company PhosAgro.

Summary

Westlake Chemical Partners beats Public Joint-Stock Company PhosAgro on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Public Joint-Stock Company PhosAgro

Public Joint-Stock Company PhosAgro, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the production and distribution of apatite concentrate and mineral fertilizers in Russia and internationally. It also offers feed phosphates; phosphate rock; and industrial products, such as syenite alkali aluminum concentrate, titanomagnetite concentrate, nepheline concentrate, aegirine concentrate, oleum, sulphuric acid, sodiumsilicofluoride, aluminum fluoride, nitric acid, and ammonia solution. The company was incorporated in 2001 and is headquartered in Moscow, Russia.

About Westlake Chemical Partners

Westlake Chemical Partners LP acquires, develops, and operates ethylene production facilities and related assets in the United States. The company’s ethylene production facilities primarily convert ethane into ethylene. It also sells ethylene co-products, such as propylene, crude butadiene, pyrolysis gasoline, and hydrogen directly to third parties on either a spot or contract basis. Westlake Chemical Partners GP LLC serves as the general partner of the company. Westlake Chemical Partners LP was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.